NATCHEZ — A federal jury has awarded more than $370,000 in damages to a white school principal who alleged black administrators racially targeted her and created a hostile work environment that forced her to resign.
The Natchez Democrat reports the jury on Friday found administrators at the Natchez/Adams County School District discriminated against Cindy Idom.
The jury — composed of three black women, two black men and three white men — awarded Idom $371,737 in compensatory damages.
Of that judgment, $271,737 was rendered against the NatchezAdams County School District for breach of contract, lost wages and back pay due to Idom.
The other $100,000 of the award was split between Superintendent Frederick Hill at $75,000 and Assistant Superintendent Tanisha Smith at $25,000.
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